The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in cafes and clubs: a neurasthenic individual, whose nerves and brains are continually working at tension: a… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned. Every player knows that all (or almost all) combinations arise from a recollection of… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
Most chess players know, thanks to the study of master games, that two bishops are stronger than two knights or than bishop and knight,… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play. This is a rule which has stood its test in chess history and one… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
